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酬 — Repay

JLPT N113 strokesSecondary school#1515 most used
repay, reward, retribution
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
On’yomiシュ (shu)
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomiむくいる (mukuiru)

Stroke order (13 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).

Common words using 酬

WordReadingMeaning
報酬ほうしゅう
houshuu
remuneration; recompense; reward
応酬おうしゅう
oushuu
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply
無報酬むほうしゅう
muhoushuu
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous

Study notes

酬 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1515 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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